Hours:
Closed Sunday
Open Mon 10 to 1 with live music
Tues – Sat 11 to 3
closed all major holidays

Admission: $2 per person
Kids under 10 are free.

Physical Address:
150 N. Railroad Ave.
Willcox, AZ 85643

Mailing Address:
PO Box 142
Willcox, AZ 85644

WILLCOX Cowboy HAll of Fame inductees

The Willcox Cowboy Hall of Fame was instituted September 10, 1983. The Cowboy Hall of Fame was not to be just for big-time ranchers, but rather was to be a celebration of all the ordinary people who have made this country great.

Yep, these cowboys are real!

“The early western movies we made were poor imitation of the reality of the cowboys who made their living on the range. We knew better.”
~Rex Allen

These old-time cowboys represent a survivalist, independent way of life that still prevails. They had to be “real cowboys” and that wasn’t an easy life. The “real cowboy” knew nothing but hard work, constantly battled with the elements and various enemies and received little reward in material things.
These men and women reflect the pride and rich heritage of the cattle business in southeast Arizona. They were accustomed to a deal being made by the word of two honest men and a handshake. These cowboys like to talk about the times gone by, but not about themselves. They don’t talk in long sentences and don’t make long speeches.

The Willcox area has a long association with cattle. Cochise County is the leading county in the state in livestock numbers, with 300 of the state’s 1,200 full-time commercial ranches and 18% of Arizona’s range cattle. In the 1930s, Willcox was the largest range cattle rail shipping point in the United States earning Willcox the title of “Cattle Capital of the World”. Thus, it is most fitting that the people of Willcox have a Cowboy Hall of Fame to honor their town and those who helped build it.

Inductees to the Hall of Fame must have lived in the Willcox area for at least 30 years and must have generated a major portion of their income from the livestock industry. Equal consideration is given to ranch owners and “working cowboys” for inclusion in the Hall of Fame. Consideration is given to their level of involvement in the livestock industry at the local, state and national levels as well as stewards of the natural resources they manage. Each year posthumous selections are also made.